About Our School

The University of Hartford Magnet School (UHMS) is a diverse
learning community seeking to develop each child's full potential.
Through the schools unique partnership with the University of Hartford,
students are given the opportunity for exposure to the University's
programming.

UHMS focuses on identifying and teaching to each child's individual
talents and strengths, based on Dr. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple
intelligences. The school is founded on the belief that each type of
intelligence has importance in a child's life and can lead to greater
learning. The UHMS facility features rooms designed that support the
multiple intelligences focus of the curriculum.

Students in Pre-K to grade 5 receive ongoing instruction in
traditional subjects, as well as in the eight different intelligence
areas:

Linguistic

Logical-mathematical

Spatial

Musical

Bodily-kinesthetic

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

Naturalistic

The school's mission is to ensure that all students meet high
standards and develop their full potential in traditional and expanded
academic areas. The magnet school is a multi-faceted educational
facility focused on individual learning styles and strengths that brings
urban and suburban children, families and faculty together to form a
diverse, innovative learning community.

Special Features

Early Childhood Learning Center for preschool students

Family Wellness Center with licensed clinic and parent support program

Extended day and year programs

Partnership with the University of Hartford, which includes:

Teaching lab for early childhood and elementary education college students

After school Strings and Band program run by the Hartt School of Music

Mentoring program that matches University of Hartford students with UHMS students

Weekly Friday Family Meeting celebrating learning and the Multiple Intelligences

Flying Magnets Running program

Dance

Winter Sports

Morning Walking Program for all students and families, Grades K-5

Chorus instruction and performances for 4th and 5th graders

Student Senate

Yearly Art Shows

Special monthly family events like Take Apart Night, Fitness Nights, Folk Dancing and many others

Structure

Our Early Childhood Learning Center operates from 8:50 am. to 3 pm.
Grades K-5 attend from 8:50 am to 4 pm. Our Before Care program
(formerly the Extended Day Program) is available in the morning (7:30 am to 9 am.) and our After Care program is available in the afternoon (from 4:00 to 5:30 pm)